Bob_Richter
07/08/09 06:19 AM
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AeroTech 2 Vessel Technical Readout
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Class/Model/Name: Yamato (Battleship) Musashi
Tech: Inner Sphere / 3073
Vessel Type: WarShip
Rules: Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set: AeroTech2
Mass: 1,560,000 tons
Hull: New Samarkand Yamato
K-F Drive System: New Samarkand HyperDrive 1560
Length: 1,200 meters
Sail Diameter: 1,405 meters
Power Plant: New Samarkand PlasmaDrive 1560 Standard
Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Armor Type: Starshield Lamellor Ferro-carbide
Armament:
22 Imperator Super-30 NAC/30
56 Victory Omega NL55
20 Lord's Light Capital-15 Heavy NPPC
8 Imperator LA-3000 Heavy N-Gauss
16 Victory Nickel Alloy ER Large Laser
20 Yori Flyswatter AMS
8 Shigunga Screen Launcher
12 Shigunga AR10 Launcher
8 Lord's Light 2 ER PPC
Manufacturer: New Samarkand Capital Construction
Location: New Samarkand, Dieron, Luthien
Communications System: Dragon's Wisdom Naval Command Suite
Targeting & Tracking System: Dragon's Sight Naval Fire Director
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==Overview:==
The Yamato class is, quite literally, a thing born of the Draconis Combine
Admiralty's nightmares. Beginning in 3051, the Order of the Five Pillars (O5P)
was ordered to gather intelligence regarding the capabilities of the Clans'
most powerful Battleships. Because the Draconis Combine itself was being
assaulted by the Smoke Jaguar and Ghost Bear Clans, their attention naturally
fixed on the two most powerful ships in those Clans' Fleets: Clan Ghost Bear's
Nightlord-Class Ursa Major, and a Smoke Jaguar ship that O5P believed was of
the same class.
The information gathered by O5P was sketchy, wildly inaccurate, and often
based on worst-case scenarios rather than real observation, with the result
that the vessel to be constructed by Project Yamato would be far more powerful
than the Clan Battleships it was meant to be copying.
Laid down in 3053, the Yamato Battleship would be delayed by technical
difficulty, bureacratic meddling, and the basic inability of the DCA to build
a 1.5 megaton Battleship. One significant delay was even directly caused by
House Kurita's Internal Security Force (ISF,) which assassinated a senior
technician in 3057, halting work on the vessel's superstructure until a
replacement could be trained.
An entire shipbuilding industry grew around the massive vessel, converting New
Samarkand into one of the Inner Sphere's finest warship yards, but as the
vessel suffered setback after setback, the date became 3059, then 3060, then
3061.
The vessel was launched in 3063. Christened DCS Musashi, it was so plagued
with technical difficulties that its shakedown cruise was cut short at three
months -- in that time, the crew had reported over twelve thousand technical
issues, and over forty crew members had been killed, including the vessel's
captain.
Funding for the project was cancelled and the vessel was put into mothballs.
Every attempt by the DCA to revive the project was rebuffed by the Coordinator
until after the Jade Falcon War of 3067, where the Siege of Tukayyid
definitively demonstrated the strategic value of such a powerful vessel.
Beginning in 3068, Nova Cat technicians were brought in to examine the
Yamato's systems, and they corrected many significant faults, but when the
vessel was launched on another abortive shakedown cruise in 3071, it was
discovered that the mighty Musashi's power grid was unable to simultaneously
accomodate its main battery, main drive, and sensor systems. In fact, only one
could be used at a time.
Nova Cat technicians, unable to overcome this difficulty, as their expertise
was not in Battleship systems, called on Star League allies Clans Ghost Bear
and Snow Raven to assist in the project's completion. The remaining technical
issues were quickly resolved and DCS Musashi entered service in 3073. Musashi
would be followed by Nagato (3077), Matsu (3081), Yamashiro (3082) and Owari
(3085).
No further Yamato-class vessels are planned, the DCA having abandoned the
Battleship class for the Amaterasu class Dreadnought.
==Capabilities:==
Designed to compete with a class of ships that never existed, the Musashi,
when finally completed, easily outstripped both of its parent designs in terms
of both armor and armament. Musashi carries 66% more armor than the Nightlord,
with reinforced broadside plate like a Texas. It also manages to pack a more
potent version of both vessels armament into what is essentially an enlarged
Nightlord frame.
Musashi's most numerous weapons are 56 55cm Naval Laser Cannons, both arrayed
along its broadside and scattered forward and aft of the main battery, they
provide a level of firepower rarely seen in naval-laser systems.
Twenty-two class-30 Naval Autocannons provide Musashi's primary long-range
firepower, making it competitive with such revered names as the Black Lion
class Battlecruisers and the Aegis Heavy Cruisers.
Additional fire-support is provided by twenty heavy naval particle cannons,
turreted forward and aft of the vessel's broadside, and eight Heavy Naval
Gauss Cannons, evenly spaced across the vessel's massive hull.
Twelve AR-10 launchers provide versatile missile support in full coverage,
with fire converging on the broadsides, while several anti-missile cannons
were added to the original design during the 3068-3071 overhaul and provide a
capable defense against hostile missile systems.
Copied from the Nightlord, the Musashi's anti-fighter systems are inadequate
at best. Consequently, the DCA is always sure that a Kaga-class fighter
carrier is paired with any Yamato-Class vessel near hostile territory.
A Ghost Bear-designed power-distribution system gives the Musashi the ability
to fire its weapons continuously. In turn, the Musashi's capabilities have
made the Snow Ravens and Ghost Bears reexamine their own Nightlord-class
vessels.
In terms of auxillary craft, the Yamato Project vessels are adequately fitted,
carrying a full DCA fighter wing, sixteen small craft, and six dropships. A
lithium-fusion battery provides standard strategic mobility.
==Battle History:==
Too late for the Jade Falcon War, and too terrible for any lesser power to
engage, the Yamato Battleships remain untested in battle, though growing
tensions with the Four Powers Alliance may soon result in a shooting war.
==Variants:==
There are two subclasses of the Yamato Class. Nagato and Musashi are built
along the basic hull plan, while Matsu, Yamashiro, and Owari add several
anti-fighter systems.
==Notable Vessels & Crews:==
Musashi (New Samarkand,3073)
Nagato (New Samarkand, 3077)
Matsu (New Samarkand, 3081)
Yamashiro (Dieron, 3082)
Owari (Luthien, 3085)
==Deployment==
Musashi-Class Battleships rarely keep a constant station, instead showing the
flag in the Combine's most remote systems. Two vessels, Nagato and Yamashiro,
are assigned to permanent duty with the SLDF Navy.
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Class/Model/Name: Yamato (Battleship) Musashi
Mass: 1,560,000 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant, Drive & Control: 280,800.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Kearny-Fuchida Hyperdrive: Compact (Integrity = 30) 705,900.00
Lithium Fusion Battery 15,600.00
Jump Sail: (Integrity = 6) 108.00
Structural Integrity: 88 137,280.00
Total Heat Sinks: 5,922 Double 5,128.00
Fuel & Fuel Pumps: 5,100.00
Bridge, Controls, Radar, Computer & Attitude Thrusters: 3,900.00
Fire Control Computers: 21,478.00
Armor Type: Lamellor Ferro-carbide (2,796 total armor pts) 2,742.00
Capital Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Fore: 406
Fore-Left/Right: 496/496
Aft-Left/Right: 496/496
Aft: 406
Cargo:
Bay 1: Fighters (36) with 6 doors 5,400.00
Bay 2: Small Craft (16) with 2 doors 3,200.00
Bay 3: Cargo (1) with 5 doors 79,157.00
DropShip Capacity: 6 Docking Hardpoints 6,000.00
Grav Decks #1 - 2: (140-meter diameter) 200.00
Grav Deck #3: (95-meter diameter) 50.00
Grav Deck #4: (65-meter diameter) 50.00
Life Boats: 35 (7 tons each) 245.00
Escape Pods: 160 (7 tons each) 1,120.00
Crew and Passengers:
86 Officers (86 minimum) 860.00
274 Crew (271 minimum) 1,918.00
134 Gunners (134 minimum) 938.00
152 Bay Personnel .00
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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2 NAC/30(200 rounds) Nose 60 60 60 -- 200 7,160.00
1 NL55 Nose 6 6 6 6 85 1,100.00
1 Heavy NPPC Nose 15 15 15 15 225 3,000.00
1 Heavy N-Gauss(100 rounds)Nose 30 30 30 30 18 7,050.00
2 ER Large Laser Nose 2(16) 2(16) 2(16) -- 24 10.00
5 AMS(600 rounds) Nose -- -- -- -- 5 52.50
1 Screen Launcher(100 scrnsNose -- -- -- -- 10 1,040.00
4 Heavy NPPC FL/R 60 60 60 60 1800 24,000.00
2 AR10 (20 KW, 20 WS, 20 B)FL/R * * * * 80 5,800.00
2 NAC/30(200 rounds) FL/R 60 60 60 -- 400 14,320.00
3 NL55 FL/R 17 17 17 17 510 6,600.00
1 Heavy N-Gauss(100 rounds)FL/R 30 30 30 30 36 14,100.00
2 ER Large Laser FL/R 2(16) 2(16) 2(16) -- 48 20.00
2 ER PPC FL/R 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 60 28.00
5 AMS(600 rounds) FL/R -- -- -- -- 10 105.00
1 Screen Launcher(100 scrnsFL/R -- -- -- -- 20 2,080.00
12 NL55 L/RBS 66 66 66 66 2040 26,400.00
2 AR10 (20 KW, 20 WS, 20 B)L/RBS * * * * 80 5,800.00
2 NAC/30(200 rounds) L/RBS 60 60 60 -- 400 14,320.00
2 NAC/30(200 rounds) L/RBS 60 60 60 -- 400 14,320.00
1 Heavy NPPC L/RBS 15 15 15 15 450 6,000.00
1 Heavy N-Gauss(100 rounds)L/RBS 30 30 30 30 36 14,100.00
2 ER Large Laser L/RBS 2(16) 2(16) 2(16) -- 48 20.00
1 Screen Launcher(100 scrnsL/RBS -- -- -- -- 20 2,080.00
12 NL55 AL/R 66 66 66 66 2040 26,400.00
2 AR10 (20 KW, 20 WS, 20 B)AL/R * * * * 80 5,800.00
4 Heavy NPPC AL/R 60 60 60 60 1800 24,000.00
2 NAC/30(200 rounds) AL/R 60 60 60 -- 400 14,320.00
1 Heavy N-Gauss(100 rounds)AL/R 30 30 30 30 36 14,100.00
2 ER Large Laser AL/R 2(16) 2(16) 2(16) -- 48 20.00
2 ER PPC AL/R 2(20) 2(20) 2(20) -- 60 28.00
1 Screen Launcher(100 scrnsAL/R -- -- -- -- 20 2,080.00
2 NAC/30(200 rounds) Aft 60 60 60 -- 200 7,160.00
2 NAC/30(200 rounds) Aft 60 60 60 -- 200 7,160.00
1 NL55 Aft 6 6 6 6 85 1,100.00
1 Heavy NPPC Aft 15 15 15 15 225 3,000.00
1 Heavy N-Gauss(100 rounds)Aft 30 30 30 30 18 7,050.00
2 ER Large Laser Aft 2(16) 2(16) 2(16) -- 24 10.00
5 AMS(600 rounds) Aft -- -- -- -- 5 52.50
1 Screen Launcher(100 scrnsAft -- -- -- -- 10 1,040.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 12,256 1,560,000.00
Tons Left: .00
Calculated Factors:
Total Cost: 22,265,472,000 C-Bills
Battle Value: 311,282
Cost per BV: 71,528.3
Weapon Value: 182,759 (Ratio = .59)
Damage Factors: SRV = 14,021; MRV = 13,929; LRV = 10,916; ERV = 4,277
Maintenance: Maintenance Point Value (MPV) = 1,010,260
(157,994 Structure, 383,690 Life Support, 468,576 Weapons)
Support Points (SP) = 573,054 (57% of MPV)
BattleForce2: Not applicable
-Bob (The Magnificent) Richter
Assertions made in this post are the humble opinion of Bob.
They are not necessarily statements of fact or decrees from God Himself, unless explicitly and seriously stated to be so.
:)
Edited by Bob_Richter (07/08/09 06:27 AM)
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Cray
07/14/09 08:26 AM
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It is certainly different from other battleships. The use of so many naval lasers as the main armament is interesting.
A mass of naval lasers works well with the new anti-fighter naval laser mode and bracketing fire rules of Strategic Operations.
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I like that you used NACs other than the /40.
NAC/40s stink in any case. You can only fit one in each weapons bay because of the 70pt bay limit. You can mix them with other NACs to get to the 70pt limit, but that creates a weapons bay with damage that changes over range. Also, their "medium" range prevents them from being used for orbital bombardment. And small numbers of large guns work poorly with the new bracketing fire rules.
Before Strategic Operations, NAC/30s were an optimum weapon. They had the best firepower-per-ton of any non-missile capital weapon with "Long" or better ranges, and were only slightly less efficient than the NAC/35 and NAC/40. You could fit two in each weapons bay and they could perform orbital bombardment.
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The anti-fighter armament seems like an afterthought, but 36 fighters and the sixdropships in addition to support vessels should make short work of any fighters.
I suspect Bob was giving a nod toward canon. Canon designs always skimp on anti-fighter weaponry. Also, capital weapons shouldn't be ignored for their anti-fighter capabilities. +5 to-hit fighters is rough, but when you're bringing a whole broadside to bear against a squadron and only need one weapons bay to gut the squadron....
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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Bob_Richter
07/14/09 03:28 PM
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Holy late discussion Batman!
Okay, The Yamato/Musashi is a pretty simple mash-up between the Nightlord and the Texas, thus combining the features of both with a few of my signature design choices.
36 fighters is a standard DCA fighter "wing," and it's one of the larger compliments carried aboard a line battleship. What's even cooler is that those big laser bays can now be used in an anti-fighter mode under SO rules. I haven't tried it out, but I think it might just give laser-beasts like this thing new power in an anti-fighter role.
in addition, capital missiles can target fighters without penalty, screen launchers can damage fighters without even hitting them, and don't underestimate heavy capital weapons in an AF role. You'd be surprised how often that works.
-Bob (The Magnificent) Richter
Assertions made in this post are the humble opinion of Bob.
They are not necessarily statements of fact or decrees from God Himself, unless explicitly and seriously stated to be so.
:)
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